{"id":81209,"date":"2018-02-27T19:00:15","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T12:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-center-is-back-in-hong-kong-hands-as-mainland-firm-pulls-out-of-buying-worlds-costliest-tower\/"},"modified":"2018-02-27T20:03:02","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T13:03:02","slug":"the-center-is-back-in-hong-kong-hands-as-mainland-firm-pulls-out-of-buying-worlds-costliest-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-center-is-back-in-hong-kong-hands-as-mainland-firm-pulls-out-of-buying-worlds-costliest-tower\/","title":{"rendered":"The Center is back in Hong Kong hands as mainland firm pulls out of buying world\u2019s costliest tower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nTwo Hong Kong-based tycoons have emerged to replace a mainland Chinese shareholder in the consortium that bought Li Ka-shing\u2019s The Center tower, barely three months after the C.H.M.T Peaceful Development Asia Property group hogged the media spotlight as owners of the world\u2019s priciest office building.<\/p>\n<p>Pollyanna Chu, Hong Kong\u2019s richest woman of 2017 according to Forbes, and Shimao Property Holdings\u2019 founder Hui Wing Mau have taken up the 55 per cent stake owned by&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : South China Morning Post&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scmp.com\/business\/companies\/article\/2134958\/center-back-hong-kong-hands-mainland-firm-pulls-out-buying-worlds\" target=\"_blank\">The Center is back in Hong Kong hands as mainland firm pulls out of buying world\u2019s costliest tower<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; 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